Demonstrators on Grosvenor Street in London attempting to burn an American flag near the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square at the anti-Vietnam protest march on 17th March, 1968 . Due to the violent clash between demonstrators and police this massive protest became known as "The battle of Grosvenor Square" and was the inspiration for the Rolling Stones song, "Street Fighting Man".

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Size: 3390px × 5010px
Location: Grosvenor Street, London, UK
Photo credit: © Rob Walls / Alamy / Afripics
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